X -- RESIDENTIAL TRAINING FACILITY

Notice Date

March 30, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), National Office Procurement (A:P), 6009 Oxon Hill Road, Suite 700, Oxon Hill, MD, 20745

ZIP Code

20745

Solicitation Number

TIRNO-01-R-00026

Response Due

May 7, 2001

Point of Contact

Rebecca Taylor, Contracting Officer, Fax 202-283-1514, Email

E-Mail Address

Rebecca Taylor (rebecca.a.taylor@irs.gov)

Description

This solicitation is an unrestricted procurement for commercial item services. The NAICS Code is 721110; the small business size standard is $5,000,000. During the upcoming summer of 2001, the IRS_s Small Business/Self-Employed (SB/SE) business unit will be hiring and training approximately 900 to 1,315 new employees, composed of Revenue Agents (RA), Revenue Officers (RO), and Tax Compliance Officers (TCO). The IRS desires to conduct all of the initial phase training for their new hires in a centralized residential location. Due to the number and occupations of anticipated new hires, the government will consider splitting this training by occupation or geographic location. Multiple awards may be made. The IRS will provide their own instructors and seeks a contractor to provide a training facility, lodging, and meals to accommodate approximately 900 to 1,315 employees for an eight week period from July 8, 2001 through August 31, 2001. IRS has planned to conduct additional phases of new hire training for RAs, TCOs, and ROs. Options will be included for continued use of the training facility, including provisions for lodgings and meals, for to be determined weeks in September through October 2001, November 2001, January 2002, and April 2002. The contractor_s facility shall be approximately 40 miles from a major airport and adequate access to public transportation is very desirable. The facility shall also be within 15 miles of local hotels to allow IRS instructors to commute daily to and from the facility. The facility shall provide single or double occupant lodging and three meals a day for each employee throughout the entire period, including weekends. Overnight room types may be residence halls, suites/apartments, hotel-like or nearby hotels. The facility shall have between 41-60 classrooms available to accommodate all employees, with no more than 25 employees in each classroom. Internet access shall be available in classrooms. Students will require periodic access to the internet for online research and the government desires to maximize the number of users who can access the internet simultaneously. Each classroom shall have table/desk seating, TV/VCR combination, overhead projector, data projection unit and screen, and 4 flipcharts. The classrooms shall also have ample secure storage space available for students and instructors to store computers and materials. The contractor shall also provide basic training supplies. The facility shall have a business center and a conference room with a speakerphone. In addition, the facility shall have an auditorium available to accommodate all employees for group presentations. One auditorium is most desirable, but multiple auditoriums will be acceptable. Office space is required for 7 IRS support personnel, who shall have after hours access to the space. The contractor shall also provide hot line support for their services and equipment, and when required, on-site support. Response time shall be less than one hour. In addition, office space is required for up to 240 IRS instructors, with a maximum of 8 instructors per office. Each office shall be equipped with desks/tables, computer power sources for each instructor, and 2 telephone lines. Requests for the solicitation must be in writing to the above listed address or via FAX 202-283-1514.

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Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010403/XSOL001.HTM (D-089 SN50H8J3)